SolarRisk Tracker / Explore / LA / Tensas Parish

Tensas Parish County, LA — Solar Development Risk Assessment

Local solar ordinance barriers, board sentiment, and utility policies that affect development timelines and risk.

38.9
Risk Grade
Good
Northeast Louisiana Delta parish; St. Joseph seat; Entergy Louisiana MISO grid; Concordia Electric Cooperative serves rural portions; Louisiana's smallest-population parish (4,334 residents) with very flat Mississippi River alluvial bottomland; density of just 7.2/sq mi — one of the lowest in the South; severe population decline (-8.2% 2020-2023) makes any economic development highly attractive; virtually zero compliance barriers; B-grade borderline reflecting near-A fundamentals with minimal uncertainty premium
Assessment Snapshot
Population
4334
State Rank
#5
Compliance
30%
Trajectory
26

Moratorium Status

✓ No Active Moratorium
No specific moratorium information available.

Ordinance & Regulations

Setback Requirements
150 ft from property lines; 300 ft from occupied structures
Zoning Mechanism
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) — Tensas Parish Police Jury
Acreage Caps
None established
Spacing Rules
None established
Size Restrictions
None established

Board Sentiment & Political Risk

Sentiment Analysis
Neutral-Supportive — Louisiana's most rural parish; Police Jury would welcome any economic development; declining population (-8.2%) creates urgency for lease revenue; no organized political activity opposing solar
Basis for Assessment
Tensas Parish Police Jury; Tensas Gazette; Entergy Louisiana; Concordia Electric Cooperative; MISO queue
Political Risk Factors
Stable
Board Members
Tensas Parish President + Police Jury — tensasparish.org

Grid, Utilities & State Context

Grid Operator
MISO / Entergy Louisiana
Utilities
Entergy Louisiana, Concordia Electric Cooperative
State Permitting Process
Parish zoning authority; no state solar preemption; conditional use permit typically required for utility-scale (>1 MW); no mandatory decommissioning bond statewide (some parishes require it)
State Incentives
Federal ITC eligible; Louisiana sales tax exemption for solar equipment; Louisiana property tax exemption for solar; no state income tax credit for commercial solar

Development Activity

Active/Completed Projects
None known
Denied/Withdrawn Projects
None known

Explore the Full Tracker

View risk assessments for all 3,100+ US counties, compare states, and download detailed ordinance data for your solar development pipeline.

Launch SolarRisk Tracker

Last verified: 2026-04-02 | SolarRisk Tracker | Data sources: Government records, utility filings, public meeting minutes